| Drank alcohol in the last pregnancy (n = 700) n (%) | Intend to drink alcohol if planning pregnancy (n = 1103) n (%) | Intend to drink alcohol if pregnant (n = 1103) n (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Participant characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   18 to 29 years | 49 (38.9) | 77 (61.1) | 125 (28.5) | 314 (71.5) | 73 (16.6) | 366 (83.4) |
   30 to 45 years | 190 (33.1) | 384 (66.9) | 223 (33.6) | 441 (66.4) | 188 (28.3) | 476 (71.7) |
Birth history | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Nulliparous |  |  | 109 (27.0) | 294 (73.0) | 56 (13.9) | 347 (86.1) |
   Given birth | 239 (34.1) | 461 (65.9) | 239 (34.1) | 461 (65.9) | 205 (29.3) | 495 (70.7) |
Highest education level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Less than year 12 | 41 (26.3) | 115 (73.7) | 39 (22.4) | 135 (77.6) | 36 (20.7) | 138 (79.3) |
   Completed year 12 | 42 (37.8) | 69 (62.2) | 72 (28.6) | 180 (71.4) | 50 (19.8) | 202 (80.2) |
   Post school qualification below bachelor degree | 83 (31.6) | 180 (68.4) | 123 (32.1) | 260 (67.9) | 87 (22.7) | 296 (77.3) |
   Bachelor degree or higher | 73 (42.9) | 97 (57.1) | 114 (38.8) | 180 (61.2) | 88 (29.9) | 206 (70.1) |
Knowledge | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
"Drinking alcohol in pregnancy can affect the unborn child" | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 206 (31.9) | 439 (68.1) | 305 (29.8) | 718 (70.2) | 223 (21.8) | 800 (78.2) |
Disagree | 33 (60.0) | 22 (40.0) | 43 (53.8) | 37 (46.3) | 38 (47.5) | 42 (52.5) |
"Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can lead to life-long disabilities in a child" | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 173 (30.7) | 390 (69.3) | 264 (28.6) | 660 (71.4) | 192 (20.8) | 732 (79.2) |
Disagree | 66 (48.2) | 71 (51.8) | 84 (46.9) | 95 (53.1) | 69 (38.5) | 110 (61.5) |
Attitudes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
"Pregnant women should not drink alcohol" | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 127 (23.5) | 414 (76.5) | 199 (22.5) | 686 (77.5) | 132 (14.9) | 753 (85.1) |
Disagree | 112 (70.4) | 47 (29.6) | 149 (68.3) | 69 (31.7) | 129 (59.2) | 89 (40.8) |
Negative attitudes towards alcohol in pregnancy | 120 (23.0) | 401 (77.0) | 185 (22.8) | 627 (77.2) | 128 (15.8) | 684 (84.2) |
Neutral or positive attitudes towards alcohol in pregnancy | 116 (64.7) | 63 (35.3) | 130 (59.9) | 87 (40.1) | 110 (50.7) | 107 (49.3) |
Alcohol consumption and smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Drank alcohol in last pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | Â | Â | 176 (73.6) | 63 (26.4) | 187 (78.2) | 52 (21.8) |
No | Â | Â | 29 (6.3) | 432 (93.7) | 52 (11.3) | 409 (88.7) |
Frequency of current alcohol consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Less than 1 day per week | 307 (78.9) | 82 (21.1) | 128 (22.5) | 442 (77.5) | 103 (18.1) | 467 (81.9) |
   1 to 4 days per week | 139 (53.5) | 121 (46.5) | 181 (39.2) | 281 (60.8) | 128 (27.7) | 334 (72.3) |
   5 or more days per week | 15 (29.4) | 36 (70.6) | 39 (54.9) | 32 (45.1) | 30 (42.3) | 41 (57.7) |
Maximum number of standard drinks in a day in the last 12 months | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   0 drinks | 4 (4.1) | 94 (95.9) | 19 (14.6) | 111 (85.4) | 20 (15.4) | 110 (84.6) |
   1 to 2 drinks | 46 (31.3) | 101 (68.7) | 53 (29.3) | 128 (70.7) | 43 (23.8) | 138 (76.2) |
   3 to 6 drinks | 109 (40.2) | 162 (59.8) | 123 (32.2) | 259 (67.8) | 96 (25.1) | 286 (74.9) |
   7 or more drinks | 80 (43.5) | 104 (56.5) | 153 (37.3) | 257 (62.7) | 102 (24.9) | 308 (75.1) |
Smoked in last pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 47 (41.6) | 66 (58.4) | 42 (37.2) | 71 (62.8) | 38 (33.6) | 75 (66.4) |
No | 192 (32.7) | 395 (67.3) | 197 (33.6) | 390 (66.4) | 167 (28.4) | 420 (71.6) |
Intend to smoke if planning pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 20 (42.6) | 27 (57.4) | 27 (50.9) | 26 (49.1) | 23 (43.4) | 30 (56.6) |
No | 219 (33.5) | 434 (66.5) | 321 (30.6) | 729 (69.4) | 238 (22.7) | 812 (77.3) |
Intend to smoke if pregnant | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 23 (54.8) | 19 (45.2) | 27 (61.4) | 17 (38.6) | 26 (59.1) | 18 (40.9) |
No | 216 (32.8) | 442 (67.2) | 321 (30.3) | 738 (69.7) | 235 (22.2) | 824 (77.8) |